I was born in the 70s, so I am encountering more and more books I remember from my childhood. There are titles like A Story a Story or The Funny Little Woman that I thought I had not read, but as I read them now, I feel a flicker of familiarity from my elementary years.
Hardest to Find: If all the Seas were One Sea - Made another trip to the wonderful Milestones collection at the Central Minneapolis Library for this one.
Most Controversial: In the Night Kitchen - naked kids always seem to cause such a stir
Most Unexpected: Hosie's Alphabet - The cover did not invite me in, but I love the
Most Nostalgic: Frog and Toad are Friends - It still confuses me that everyone just laughs at Toad's Swimsuit, he goes home upset, and then that's the end of that story/chapter.
Most Disturbing Last Line: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves - The Evil Queen was made to wear red-hot slippers made of iron "and dance till she dropped down dead." (not quite "happily ever after")
1971
Medal Winner:
A Story A Story
retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley
Honor Books:
The Angry Moon
illustrated by Blair Lent
retold by William Sleator
Frog and Toad are Friends
by Arnold Lobel
In the Night Kitchen
by Maurice Sendak
1972
Medal Winner:
One Fine Day
by Nonny Hogrogian
Honor Books:
Hildilid's Night
illustrated by Arnold Lobel
written by Cheli Durán Ryan
If All the Seas Were One Sea
by Janina Domanska
Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book
illustrated by Tom Feelings
written by Muriel Feelings
1973
Medal Winner:
The Funny Little Woman
illustrated by Blair Lent
retold by Arlene Mosel
Honor Books:
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
by Gerald McDermott
Hosie's Alphabet
illustrated by Leonard Baskin
written by Hosea, Tobias & Lisa Baskin
Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs
illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert
translated by Randall Jarrell
retold from the Brothers Grimm
When Clay Sings
illustrated by Tom Bahti
written by Byrd Baylor
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